Good morning! I just wanted to start off by saying I am terribly sorry that I have been neglecting my blog…I have been busy getting ready for my up-coming Cruise! I am going to Bermuda and I can not wait, so next week you will not hear from me. Then as soon as I get home next weekend I have to get ready for my NEW Job! Finally!! I am sooo tired of being at home all the time. Yes, its nice being able to have my house spotless and have a nice dinner made every night because I have all day to plan for something but, it is getting old being everyday.

Now, that I have my new job I will be able to start saving and putting money away for our wedding and start saving for a HOUSE! I never thought I would say that! So exciting!! 🙂

Anyhow, I hope everyone is having a good week so far and I wanted to share a recipe with you that I made the other day…..Shrimp Fra Diavolo. I do apologize because I do not have any pictures…I was kind of in the “zone” while cooking.

Evening! So I don’t know about you but I am really tired of this crazy Pittsburgh weather. One day it is bright and sunny and the next day it is snowing! I have had enough of the cold and I have had enough of the snow. I want summer and sun asap!

Today I went out to lunch with Lyle’s mom (my future mother-in-law). We went to Jioio’s which is an Italian restaurant that is close to where we live. I had a great Penne Alfredo.

Then, I went to Rite-Aid and bought a home hair color kit. I have only colored my hair at home twice before and I always had some sort of issues with it. The other day a commercial came on the television for a home hair coloring kit called Fat Foam from the brand Sammy’s. I thought it was interesting and decided to look it up online and see if there were any reviews on the product. To my surprise, all of the reviews seemed to be great, and conveniently I had a coupon of course. So, I decided to try it.This was great! I have never ever had an at home color kit that was so easy and non-messy. Since it is a foam it was easy to apply and does not drip. After the processing time my hair turned out great and had a healthy shine. I will definitely purchase this again! 🙂

Good afternoon! So today I am starting my “Spring Cleaning” and as I am folding laundry I am day dreaming of summer…and thought today is a great day for guacamole. I love avocados and love eating them in spring and summer dishes. Avocados are high in “good” fats, are a good source of potassium that helps regulate blood pressure.

I was browsing the internet and found this on Food Inc.‘s Facebook page. Lets tell congress that we want labels on the foods that are genetically engineered, because we have the RIGHT to know where our food comes from!

I sent my letter because I want to know what I am eating and what I am feeding my family. This is such an important issue an we have the Right as Americans to know where our food comes from. Will you support the cause?

Good Morning! It is nice and sunny today but still really cold so I figured today would be a great day for some chili. We love our chili here and I am always getting asked “how can you make chili with out meat in it?” Well, just don’t put meat in it….you are still getting plenty of protein with all of the beans.

Recipe adapted from Robin Miller via foodnetwork.com (now we like a lot of “heat” in our chili, so I altered the original recipe to meet our five alarm taste buds.)

Its spicy healthy, packed full of protein and super easy!

Ingredients

1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes

4 cups reduced-sodium vegetable broth

1 (15 oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 (15 oz.) can white beans (I used pinto), drained and rinsed

1 (15 oz.) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1 bag of frozen Lima beans

1 red onion, chopped

1 Green pepper, chopped and seeded

4 cloves garlic, chopped

4 fresh Jalapenos, chopped and seeded

2 tablespoons chili powder

2 tablespoons oregano

2 teaspoons ground cumin

2 teaspoons red pepper flakes

2 tablespoons hot sauce

1 (10 oz.) box of couscous

Shredded Monterey Jack cheese for topping

Directions

Drain and rinse all beans

Chop Green pepper

Chop Red onion

Seed and chop 4 Fresh Jalapenos

Combine all ingredients in a crock-pot/slow cooker except the couscous and shredded cheese.

Combine all ingredients

Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.

10 to 15 mins before serving add couscous and cook till tender then top each serving with shredded cheese…Then Enjoy!

So last night I had 2 nice glasses of wine and I was toasted…out cold! You can tell that my college days are officially over haha but, I am okay with that.

Today is going to be some what of a low key day. Making our Sunday trip to the grocery store with my big stack of coupons! I don’t know about you, but I am a coupon clipping MASTER! I mean yes, it is a giant pain to take the time and cut them all out but, you can save so much money!

Also, yesterday I finally received my degree in the mail! It seemed to take forever to get here considering I graduated in December…

🙂

After 3 years of my life and close to $100,000 later…I finally have my bachelors degree in Advertising/Marketing. Thank the lord!

Well, I am off to writing my grocery list and getting ready to fight the grocery shopping crowd at Giant Eagle.

Are you a coupon clipping master like myself? and if so what are the methods to your madness?

Good Evening my fine followers. Hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far. Today Lyle and I decided to stay home make dinner, drink some wine and watch movies. 🙂

We made a trip to Target just to browse and of course I came home with a book. He bought me Three Cups of Tea.I am so excited to read this book! I remember my Cross-Cultural Psychology teacher recommending this, so I am sure it will be good.

Tonight we are going to watch The Fighter and drink some wine and I am going to enjoy my salad while he chows down on a pizza.

Kale, mixed greens, carrots, mushroom and red onions…mmm

We love our Yellow tail! haha and maybe some day we will invest in some wine glasses…or maybe I’ll just wait until we do our wedding registry! 🙂